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UV sterilizers are most effective as a preventative measure against disease outbreak. While not infallible a properly sized and set up sterilizer will add a significant barrier to disease outbreak. Protecting your system and it's inhabitants will ultimately save money, promote long lived healthy fish and increase satisfaction received from the hobby. Sterilizers can also be used as a component of an effective strategy to current outbreak. Primarily to help ensure the outbreak doesn't re-emerge after treatment. Anyone who has had the misfortune to encounter an outbreak will appreciate the importance of preventive measures against future problems.

Bulk Reef Supply carries only the Emperor Aquatics line of UV Equipment because we feel they are the best UV sterilizers available to the aquarium industry and one of the few brands that offers legitimately sized units capable of fulfilling their claims.

Emperor Aquatics UV Sterilizers are superior to the competition in the following ways:

Sterilizers are accurately sized based on contact time, flow rate and tank volume to achieve realistic results.

Suggested sizes are based on end of bulb life to ensure continuous results

Suggested flow rates factor in the water clarity and UV Transmittance of typical aquariums rather than basing them on purified water.

Unique design maximizes the effective contact time by utilizing the full bulb length.

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UV sterilizers are most effective as a preventative measure against disease outbreak. While not infallible a properly sized and set up sterilizer will add a significant barrier to disease outbreak. Protecting your system and it's inhabitants will ultimately save money, promote long lived healthy fish and increase satisfaction received from the hobby. Sterilizers can also be used as a component of an effective strategy to current outbreak. Primarily to help ensure the outbreak doesn't re-emerge after treatment. Anyone who has had the misfortune to encounter an outbreak will appreciate the importance of preventive measures against future problems.

Bulk Reef Supply carries only the Emperor Aquatics line of UV Equipment because we feel they are the best UV sterilizers available to the aquarium industry and one of the few brands that offers legitimately sized units capable of fulfilling their claims.

Emperor Aquatics UV Sterilizers are superior to the competition in the following ways:

Sterilizers are accurately sized based on contact time, flow rate and tank volume to achieve realistic results.

Suggested sizes are based on end of bulb life to ensure continuous results

Suggested flow rates factor in the water clarity and UV Transmittance of typical aquariums rather than basing them on purified water.

Unique design maximizes the effective contact time by utilizing the full bulb length.